Professional CV's Dublin.

gunny558

Im trying to get my neice sorted out with a job. She is in her early 20s and finished college (masters degree in languages) last year and never had a job before. Shes falling into a rut at this stage. She cant get a job in her field and isnt having much luck getting a job anywhere. She seems to have just giving up and is sitting at home depressed day-in and day-out. Im worried if I dont nip this in the bud right now it could get serious. So Im trying to get her driving and hopefully get her a job.

She did a mickey mouse FAS course on work skills and went to a job club for a couple of weeks when she finished college. I was looking at the material these cowboys covered with her. Telling her you have to turn up early for work everyday, dont go drinking on a work night, dress nice for the interview, keep good eye contact, have a pleasent telephone manner, be confident, how to be hygeinic, think outside the box, how to use FAS website to find jobs..... these cowboys probably making serious dosh spent the best part of a month patronising her with this stuff.

Im taking her to Dublin next week. Is there anywhere in Dublin thats actually good at doing CV's and arent just going to hand her a template and tell her to copy it.

She doesn't have much to offer in experience but she has a lot to offer in other ways. Shes a very professional person, even in her private life she doesnt drink/smoke/swear is always very well presented and just generally speaking she has a very good work ethic.

I think if I could find a company that are good at selling a persons personality via CV and not so much their experience it would be ideal. Ideally shes hoping to get in somewhere as a receptionist in a doctors surgery or similar job, but as it stands shes not even getting replies to her CV's.

L.Jenkins

Just did a quick Google search for a career coach in Dublin. http://www.clearviewcoachgroup.com/training-workshops.html These may be able to help.

Jim2007

gunny558 wrote: »

Im taking her to Dublin next week. Is there anywhere in Dublin thats actually good at doing CV's and arent just going to hand her a template and tell her to copy it.

Given that she is a young person with no experience, there is not much else they can do.

gunny558 wrote: »

I think if I could find a company that are good at selling a persons personality via CV and not so much their experience it would be ideal. Ideally shes hoping to get in somewhere as a receptionist in a doctors surgery or similar job, but as it stands shes not even getting replies to her CV's.

Is this you talking or is it her? Because honestly if after going through all the hard work of getting a masters her only ambition is to get a job as a receptionist, there is something wrong there that needs looking into. She must have had bigger ideas that that to get her through college. What about her languages surely she'd like to spend some time in those countries? Or her friends, what are they doing?

FarOn

Do TEFL abroad. Will get experience working with languages and get well paid too. I dont think her inexperience will be much of an impediment.

MouseTail

You are right to seek to nip this in the bud and encourage her to take action. I don't think her CV will be the problem. It seems to be her lack of work experience and motivation.
Would she consider a jobbridge internship in her field?